The Case for the Use of Nurse Practitioners in the Care of Children with Medical Complexity

Autor: Cheryl Samuels, Tomika Harris, Traci Gonzales, Ricardo A. Mosquera
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Children, Vol 4, Iss 4, p 24 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2227-9067
DOI: 10.3390/children4040024
Popis: Although children with medically complex illness represent less than one percent of the total pediatric population, their health care expenditures and health care system utilization far exceed the numbers of other pediatric patients. Nurse practitioners, with their educational background focused on health care promotion and education, are uniquely qualified to reduce this inequity with cost effective care. Currently, nurse practitioners are used in a variety of health care settings and can provide acute and chronic care. Incorporating nurse practitioners at each step in the care of children with medical complexity can improve the quality of life for these children and their families, increase family satisfaction and decrease costs.
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